San Blas, Panama

Some facts about San Blas and their Kona people: The San Blas Islands are a vast archipelago on Panama's Caribbean coast composed of over 340 islands. Worldwide they are unique in many ways, home to the indigenous Guna Indians, who have best preserved their culture and traditions out of all the tribes in the Americas, yet being reachable by small airstrips built by the North Americans during the second World War. The San Blas Islands and the associated mainland territory is called Guna Yala by the autonomous Guna Indians. Gunas don't like the name San Blas since it was given by the Spanish invaders. The Gunas are accepting visitors, but prohibit any non-Guna from permanently settling or intermarrying. Foreigners can not buy land or invest in Guna Yala. The Gunas are physically small, healthy and have boundless of energy, and they are very friendly.